Stepan - SCL Stock Forecast, Price & News

0 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Stepan's stock. Their SCL share price forecasts range from $133.00 to $133.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $133.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.2% from the stock's current price.
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Stepan's stock was trading at $106.46 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, SCL shares have decreased by 6.2% and is now trading at $99.82.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 25th 2023.
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Stepan (NYSE:SCL) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 16th. The basic materials company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.05. The basic materials company earned $627.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $628.18 million. Stepan had a net margin of 5.31% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.53%. Stepan's quarterly revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.97 earnings per share.

Stepan announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.365 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $1.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 2nd.
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Stepan (NYSE:SCL) pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.47%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 27 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 22.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SCL will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.68% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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49 employees have rated Stepan Chief Executive Officer F. Quinn Stepan Jr. on Glassdoor.com. F. Quinn Stepan Jr. has an approval rating of 59% among the company's employees. This puts F. Quinn Stepan Jr. in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Stepan trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SCL."

Stepan's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include HighTower Advisors LLC (8.97%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.77%), Morgan Stanley (1.85%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.73%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.23%) and Norges Bank (0.96%). Insiders that own company stock include Arthur W Mergner, Debra Stefaniak, Edward J Wehmer, F Quinn Stepan Jr, Gregory E Lawton, Janet Anne Catlett, Jason Scott Keiper, Luis Rojo, Richard Finn Stepan, Scott R Behrens and Sean Thomas Moriarty.
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One share of SCL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.82.

Stepan (NYSE:SCL) has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion and generates $2.77 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $147.15 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.37 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,453 workers across the globe.

Stepan's mailing address is 22 West Frontage Road, Northfield IL, 60093. The official website for the company is www.stepan.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (847) 446-7500, via email at lrojo@stepan.com, or via fax at 847-501-2100.